Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson and Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird are two of the greatest players to ever step foot on a basketball court and spearheaded a rivalry that jumpstarted the popularity of the NBA in the 1980s.
For that and many other reasons, the two were honored at the 2019 NBA Awards Show with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Johnson and Bird were at the forefront of the Lakers-Celtics rivalry that boosted the league into the limelight.
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